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Strictly Sickly puts the power in the audience’s hands

Strictly Sickly, which comes to the Capstone Theatre on Wednesday 16th November,brings to life the rumbas and the rivalries of a TV dance contest – and, just like in real life, the audience has the power to decide.

It’s the final of Britain's Got Ballroom, and there is a dance-off between the two finalists, Adrianna and Bettina. They both have secrets and they both tell lies. Who will win and who will be punished?

This interactive, interdisciplinary performance takes a critical and fun approach to exposing the ways we gaze, frame and consume the arts, and asks where does the real power lie?

Strictly Sickly is written and directed by Declan Patrick, Lecturer in Dance at Liverpool Hope University. It features Bettina Carpi, two Liverpool Hope University graduates, Cerian Young and Adrianna Czachorowska and second year Liverpool Hope dance student Ruth Spitzlei.

Declan trained as a professional actor and dancer in New Zealand and London, and has worked extensively in both fields. He has a PhD in Contemporary Arts (Dance) and runs Fighting Fit Productions who are producing Strictly Sickly.

Declan said: “I’m really interested in performance and cultural identity, and shows such as Britain’s Got Talent, Strictly Come Dancing and X Factor are a massive part of our culture now. They always remind their audience that the fate of the performers is in their hands.

"Strictly Sickly plays with that idea, by having a live audience who make decisions about the performance and by doing this they also become a key part of the piece. The words ‘interactive’ may seem a little frightening to some, but in Strictly Sickly, the emphasis is on fun for the audience and the chance to enjoy being part of it.”

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